Britain’s Prince Andrew set for March interview under oath in sex assault case
- Andrew will face what is known as a deposition on March 10 in London, in what has been described as a neutral location
- Virginia Giuffre is suing the duke for damages, claiming she was trafficked by the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with the royal when she was 17
Britain’s Prince Andrew is expected to give evidence under oath next month as part of a civil sex assault case against him.
Andrew will face what is known as a deposition on March 10 in London, in what has been described as a neutral location.
A source close to the royal said his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, had not yet committed to a date or location for her deposition “despite repeated requests.”
The news of Andrew’s deposition date, first reported by The Telegraph newspaper, comes on the eve of the queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
On Sunday, the monarch will become the first British sovereign to reach a historic 70 years on the throne.
Andrew’s deposition will be conducted by Giuffre’s lawyers, David Boies and Sigrid McCawley, and is expected to last two days, according to The Telegraph.
Boies has previously said his client and legal team were anticipating “confronting” Andrew about his “denials and attempts to blame Ms Giuffre for her own abuse at his deposition and at trial.”
The lawyer was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2010, and he has been named Global International Litigator of the Year by Who’s Who Legal seven times, according to his law firm’s website.